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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1904
Page
8
Ballard officials held a meeting to discuss local water service issues. Proposals covered supply reliability, bill impacts, and short term fixes. The discussion included possible pipeline work and community input from residents and business owners.
H A Starkey has a crew at work on service lines and will build next week on Shilshole avenue for an electric lighting plant with a cold storage facility of 15 ton capacity daily. The project includes a 60,000 dollar plant and a four month window to supply 2,500 116 candle power lights. A city water discussion followed with councilmen Ingalls Wiley and James studying Tacoma arrangements and considering bond funds for equipment, wells, and a potential pumped water system. The city currently draws water from springs and Seattle pipes.
Advertises robust job market in Seattle with strong wages. Mr Crane of Cranes Never It Office promises reliable employment for industrious men. He seeks workers free from socialistic tendencies and urges job seekers to visit Main Street office for placement.
Southern Pacific Co offers two daily trains on the Scenic Shasta Route to California resorts with fast service and attractive rates. First class $25.60, coach $20.60. Descriptive literature, tickets, and travel information available at 668 Firet Avenue from E B Bliss, General Agent.
A coalition of First and Second Avenue merchants and property owners petitions Mayor Ballinger and the city council to enforce existing ordinances against factory smoke. They cite Diamond Ice and Storage Company’s switch to smoke consuming devices as evidence that smoky pollution is preventable and urge immediate action to curb the nuisance.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce committee reports a public market is likely but may be run by private individuals rather than a city department. If private, it could still improve access for regional producers and a meeting will decide on city involvement after a Vashon Island visit next Monday.
Secretary Meikle of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce reports receiving about four letters daily from across the nation about Puget Sound. He notes inquiries come from the North South and East and would likely come from the West if the ocean did not hinder travel.
A complimentary concert by the Ladhew Musical Club will be held at the First MEB church on Wednesday evening May 11.
King county Republicans mobilize to contest Samuel H. Piles named delegates for the state convention in Tacoma. Legal experts see a possible technical flaw, but leaders expect the state convention to judge qualifications and likely ignore King county’s 1158 delegates.
The Second and Ninth wards voted for Piles as a unit in the county convention and backed him in every move to carry through his state. The list will be filed with the county convention secretary Monday morning, per the vote delegating authority to Piles.
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